OC Register: State muzzles gun sellers
California has a lot of crazy gun laws, but this one might be among the most ridiculous. Several gun retailers are challenging a state law that prevents businesses from displaying advertisements depicting handguns, or even the words “Handguns for sale,” that can be seen from outside the store. (Rifles and shotguns are perfectly OK, however, […]
The Handgun Roster Keeps Shrinking. Help Us Stop It!
Last month, SHOT Show concluded in Las Vegas with hundreds of firearms manufacturers getting together and showing what the industry is capable of producing. And just like every other year, it has been a showcase of brand new, innovative, and really awesome firearms. Unfortunately, as in years past, we will see virtually none of these […]
UPDATE: 1 in 30 Handgun Case Up Feb 19th
This Friday — February 19th — our attorneys will be arguing against the Department of Justice’s interpretation of the 1 in 30 handgun restriction in Sacramento’s Superior Court. Doe v. Harris challenges a recently-enacted DOJ policy that denies people who have both a DOJ-issued Certificate of Eligibility and a Federal Firearms License to collect curios and relics […]
Courthouse News Service: California Lobbies to Keep Wait for Gun Buys
Bradley Benbrook, who practices in Sacramento, argued for the plaintiffs and contended that if the state’s automated firearms system shows that a firearm purchaser already has a firearm and passes a background check, “delay for delay’s sake is not a reasonable fit.” “It’s a simple theory and simple works in this case,” Benbrook said. Chief […]
WATCH: Calguns Foundation attorneys argue two civil rights cases before the Ninth Circuit
Earlier today, Calguns Foundation attorneys presented arguments on two important civil rights before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Both cases have been brought against A.G. Kamala Harris and the State of California. Tracy Rifle and Pistol v. Harris challenges California’s ban on some truthful, non misleading handgun-related speech by firearms dealers — what we believe is a violation […]
ALERT: 2 Gun Rights Lawsuits at the 9th Circuit Tomorrow
Our attorneys will be arguing two important civil rights cases TOMORROW at 9 AM in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The Court decided that the same panel (made up of Chief Judge Thomas and Circuit Judges Schroeder and Nguyen) would hear both cases on the same day — one right after the […]
Guns.com: California’s incredible shrinking handgun roster turns 15
The list of handguns approved for sale in California continues to decline at a steady rate as no new guns are added due to microstamping requirements and older guns are removed. California’s Unsafe Handgun Act, which includes a roster of handguns that meet the state’s expansive safety requirements was established Jan. 1, 2001, and is […]
CGF Applauds NRA Efforts, Issues Challenge to Allegedly “Pro-Gun” Sheriffs
CGF Applauds NRA Efforts, Issues Challenge to Allegedly “Pro-Gun” Sheriffs On March 26, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated its prior February 13, 2014, opinion in Peruta v. County of San Diego, 10-56971 (9th Cir. 2014), pending rehearing by an en banc panel. While the Peruta opinion may no longer […]
TIMOTHY WHEELER: Californians denied human right to self-defense
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. The worst terrorist attack on American soil in recent times unfolded two weeks ago, just down the street from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s headquarters. By all accounts, the Sheriff’s Department, San Bernardino police and other law enforcement responded rapidly and performed admirably. But it wasn’t […]
Guns.com: 2015 gun rights wins and losses
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a motion to hear an appeal in a case challenging San Francisco’s controversial 2007 gun lock law, in effect allowing an appeals court ruling to stand. In doing so, the nation’s highest court swatted away the chance to let lower courts know it meant what it said in […]
